Botswana Agate 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads Mixed in Karelia

in Karelia

also known as the Stone Age

It occurs in a great variety of shapes and colors

This stone is relatively soft

consisting of opaque rust-red glass with tiny flecks of glittering copper suspended within it

Botswana Agate 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads Mixed in KareliaBotswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Agate was formed nearly 187 million years ago by lava flowing in waves from long faults in the earth. This lava rolled across the landscape, depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate.